Space News

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Photo: NASA US forces in Iraq speak with 2 NASA astronauts aboard the ISS in a video downlink aired on NASA TV about life on the station, their military careers and what it is like to live in space for up to 6 months, 29 Dec 2009 When many Americans

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汤姆和丹尼尔走在上学的路上，两人聊起了UFO，丹尼尔说他见过UFO，而且还和外星人说了话。这是真的吗？ Listen Read Learn Tom: Do you believe in UFOs? Daniel: Of course, they are out there. Tom: But I never saw them. Daniel: Are you stupid? They are called

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经典背诵 Recitation Daniel: I believe in UFOs though I've never seen a real one. Sometimes they appear in my dream which is really interesting. They told me their task is to send aliens from the outer space to the earth. Aliens look just like rob

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Astronauts aboard the orbiting space station and the shuttle Atlantis spent most of the day relaxing after long hours of unloading cargo and working on building the International Space Station. The astronauts spent some time November 24 talking to r

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Its been a while since weve heard from our space-travelling canine character, Astropup. He returns in this two part adventure in which we discover what happened to his comrade, the Parrot Major when he was put on trial for disobeying orders. And some

VOA常速英语2007-US Space Shuttle Docks at International Space St

By Alex Villarreal Washington 25 October 2007 The U.S. space shuttle Discovery has docked at the International Space Station, marking the next phase in a complex mission to expand the international orbiter. VOA's Alex Villarreal reports from Washingt

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My wife and I turned the flame of our burgeoning relationship into a raging blaze on an epic three and a half month, 8,000 mile motorcycle trip. The result, over 17 years of marriage and eight kids! Its been a magical journey, but nothing about it ha

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House front gardens are getting a makeover at London's largest interior design show. Horticulture students are re-imagining the front garden in a bid to boost community spirit, help the environment and also improve kerb appeal and property value. The

Working in Project Space

Working in Project Space One of the givens in David Allens Getting Things Done is that you cant do a project. Instead, Allen recommends you break projects down into immediate next actions, discrete doable chunks that can be cranked through with a min

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BEIJING, Nov. 3 (Xinhua) -- Two Chinese spacecraft accomplished the country's first space docking procedure early Thursday, silently coupling in space more than 343 km above Earth's surface. Nearly two days after it was launched, the unmanned spacecr

China sends its first female to space

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Hey, I was thinking. For our first dance at the wedding, what if we learn the final number from Dirty Dancing? 我在想，要不婚礼开场时，咱们跳辣身舞中的最后一舞吧?（87年经典电影） You're kidding. No, come on. How cool w